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A review by writerbarbie92
A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty
5.0
I started the second Harper McClain novel early this week and promptly stayed up all night to finish it. I then realized my fatal mistake- I'd have to wait until March for any news whatsoever on book #3. This is unacceptable. Harper has drawn me in with her emotional and completely understandable obsession with crimes that go unsolved. Stories that go unfinished.
Savannah is once again beautifully portrayed. The heady, thick air of a late Georgian summer blows through descriptions of Spanish moss and architecture of the Old South. And yet the problems Harper encounters are those of just about any American city. The belief that the boyfriend always did it. A subtle hint of racism. And the omnipresent knowledge that the rich and powerful can usually get away with just about anything.
I honestly don't know what to think about the Harper/ Luke relationship at this point, but I know they have a lot to come in future books. They had a rocky time this go-around, and part of me wonders if it's partially because there might be something Luke knows and Harper doesn't. I'll keep this review theory free, I promise. I haven't even started on the developments in Harper's investigation into her own mother's murder! So very well written, compelling characters and beautiful prose. Loved it!
I was given an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Savannah is once again beautifully portrayed. The heady, thick air of a late Georgian summer blows through descriptions of Spanish moss and architecture of the Old South. And yet the problems Harper encounters are those of just about any American city. The belief that the boyfriend always did it. A subtle hint of racism. And the omnipresent knowledge that the rich and powerful can usually get away with just about anything.
I honestly don't know what to think about the Harper/ Luke relationship at this point, but I know they have a lot to come in future books. They had a rocky time this go-around, and part of me wonders if it's partially because there might be something Luke knows and Harper doesn't. I'll keep this review theory free, I promise. I haven't even started on the developments in Harper's investigation into her own mother's murder! So very well written, compelling characters and beautiful prose. Loved it!
I was given an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.